1、INCH-POUND A-A-55235A March 8,2000 SUPERSEDING October 15,1993 A-A-55235 Beneficial comments (recommendations, additions, deletions) and any pertinent data which may be of use in improving this document should be addressed to: Defense Supplj- Center Philadelphia, Clothing and Textiles Directorate,At
2、tn: DSCP-CNR, 700 Robbins Ave Philadehhia. PA 191 11-5096. COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION TARPAULIN, COTTON DUCK, 20 FEET BY 20 INCHES The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description as a replacement for MIL-C-43389 for all federal agencies. 1. Scope. This
3、 document covers a 20 foot by 20 inch tarpaulin. The tarpaulin is designed to cover the junction where two shelters are placed end to end. 2. Classification The tarpaulin shall be made in one size. 3. Salient characteristics “3.1 Description. The tarpaulin shall be comprised of a one piece main body
4、 panel and two separate lengths of tie-down ropes (see Figure 1). The tarpaulin shall conform to the requirements of Drawing 5-10-40. The tarpaulin shall be constructed from a single piece of cloth. Splicing of the main body panel shall not be permitted. All stitching shall conform to type 301 of AS
5、TM-D-6193, 5 to 7 stitches per inch. 3.2 Materials. “3.2.1 Cloth, duck, cotton The cloth for the tarpaulin shall begreige (unbleached) plain weave cotton duck, 8.25 ozlyd . The warp yarns shall be plied and the filling yarns shall be singles or plied. The cloth shall be water and mildew resistant. T
6、he color of the cloth shall be Camouflage Green 483 conforming to color chip 34094 of FED-STD-595, Colors Used in Government Procurement. AMSC NIA FSC 8340 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55235A “3.2.2 Physical requirements The fi
7、nished tarpaulin cloth shall conform to the requirements specified in Table I. TABLE I. Physical Requirements Characteristic Res uirements Weight Oz/y shade bar, or fine or course filling bar; hole, cut or tear. Tie-down rope: Cut or abrasion; free end of rope not finished as specified; any tie rope
8、 omitted; tie rope caught in hem stitching restricting movement within hem. Open seams; run-Offs; thread breaks overstitchel less than 1 inch; needle chews. Seams and stitching: Seam tight, resulting in excessive tightness or puckering of fabric. One stitch less than minimum specified; two or more s
9、titches less than minimum specified; one or more stitches in excess of maximum specified; Stitching margins not as specified; stitching ends overstitched less than one inch (except where ends are held down by other stitching or turned under in a hem. Stitching margins; Not as specified. stitching ga
10、ge Hems: Twisted or pleated. Body panel: Any splice. Rep airs : Markings: Not in accordance with Department of The Army TM 10-269 when authorized by the contracting officer. Omitted, incorrect, illegible, misplaced or size characters not as specified. Cleanness: Grease or oil stains, thread ends not
11、 trimmed throughout. 5.4 Dimensional examination The tarpaulin shall conform to the dimensions in Figure 1. Any dimension not within the specified tolerance shall be classified as a defect. 5.5 Acceptance criteria. Acceptance criteria shall be as specified in the contract or purchase order. 6. PACKA
12、GING 4 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55235A “6.1 Preservation, packing and marking The preservation, packing and marking shall be as specified in the contract or order. 7. NOTES “7.1 Tarpaulin This tarpaulin is a commercial-type
13、 item which is designed to cover the junction where two shelters are placed end to end. “7.2 Source of Government Documents. Copies of Military and Federal documents are available from: Document Automation and Production Service 700 Robbins Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19 1 1 1-5094 Bldg. 4D (DPM-DODSSP)
14、 Department of the Army Field Manual FM 10-16 - General Repair of Tents, Canvas and Webbing (Applications for copies should be addressed to the Superintendent of Documents, US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402) “7.3 Sources of Nongovernment Documents. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND
15、MATERIALS ASTM-D-737 - Air Permeability of Textile Fabrics ASTM-D- 1424 - Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum Type ASTM-D-3776 - Mass per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric ASTM-D-5034 - Breaking Strength and Elongation of Textile Fabrics ASTM-D-6 193 - Standard Practice for Stitches and Seams
16、 (Elemdorf) Apparatus (Applications for copies of referenced documents should be addressed to the American Society for Testing and Materials, 1 O0 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19426-2959.) 7.4 Standard sample. For access to the standard sample, address the procuring activity issuing the
17、invitation for bids. “7.5 Changes from previous issue The margins of this document have been marked with an asterisk(*) to indicate where changes (additions, modifications, corrections, deletions) from the previous issue were made. This was done as a convenience only and the Government assumes no li
18、ability whatsoever for any inaccuracies in these notations. Bidders and contractors are cautioned to evaluate the requirements of this document based on the entire content, as written, irrespective of the marginal notations and relationship to the last previous issue. 5 Provided by IHSNot for Resale
19、No reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-A-A-55235A Custodians: Army - GL Navy - MC Air Force - 99 Review activities: Army - MD CIVIL AGENCY COORDINATING ACTIVITY: GSA - FSS Preparing activity: DLA-CT Project No. 8340-0576 6 Provided by IHSNot for ResaleNo reproduction or networking permitted without license from IHS-,-,-
